Metal detectorists convicted of trying to sell £3m Viking treasure hoard on black market
(World News UK)

A pair of metal detectorists have been convicted of stealing a hoard of Viking coins and jewellery potentially worth £3m - much of which is still missing. George Powell and Layton Davies covered up their once-in-a-lifetime discovery of a collection dating to King Alfred the Great´s reign 1,100 years ago, and planned to sell it off in small batches. Prosecutors said the items, many of which were Anglo Saxon but were typical of a Viking burial hoard, were dug up at Eye Court Farm near Leominster, Herefordshire, on 2 June, 2015. Download the new Indpendent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Contained in the hoard was a...